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Ynysgedwyn Colliery, Fan House is a late nineteenth-century industrial ventilation structure located in Breconshire, Wales. The fan house was constructed to serve the underground coal mining operations at Ynysgedwyn Colliery, providing essential mechanical ventilation to the mine workings. Built during the period of intensive coal extraction in the South Wales coalfield, the structure represents the technological infrastructure that supported the region's industrial economy in the later nineteenth century. The building survives as a physical testament to the mechanised systems that became necessary as collieries expanded and deepened during the Victorian era.
Ynysgedwyn Colliery, Fan House is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR198. View the official record →
Ynysgedwyn Colliery, Fan House is a late nineteenth-century industrial ventilation structure located in Breconshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR198.
Ynysgedwyn Colliery, Fan House dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a fan house. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Ynysgedwyn Colliery, Fan House is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is BR198.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coed Ddu house platforms and enclosure (4.8 km), Coed Ddu ring cairn (4.9 km), Carn Cornel Round Cairn (5.1 km).
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